ISPA Certificates Outline
Note:
The endorsements required to qualify for each certificate are listed below.
Workbooks for each certificate are provided by ISPA for each of the certificates.
Each module in the workbooks must be completed and retained by students to achieve certification.
Sail And Power Certificates
Young Mariner Adventures Program
Part I
Able Seaman 1st Class Endorsement
Able Seaman 2nd Class Endorsement
Part II
1st Mate Endorsement
2nd Mate Endorsement
Racing
Requirements
All the requirements for Advanced Skipper Ocean Certificate plus the following:
Module 1 Racing Rules Endorsement
Module 2 Tactics and Strategy Endorsement
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The holder is certified as being competent to act as crew while under the command of a Skipper on a sailboat or a powerboat.
Requirements
Module 1 "Seamanship Sail 1" Endorsement
OR "Seamanship Power 1" Endorsement
Module 2 General Seamanship Endorsement
Module 3 Emergency Procedures Endorsement
Day Skipper Certificate /Operator License
This certificate is generally recognized as the minimum requirement to charter a vessel for Daysailing, subject to the following criteria:
The holder is certified as the Skipper, to be responsible for the safety of his/her vessel and crew, for Daysailing only, in daylight only, sailing in local waters requiring only basic navigational skills, in moderate wind and sea conditions.
Prerequisites Have achieved the level of Competent Crew
Requirements
Module 1 "Seamanship Sail 2" Endorsement
Or "Seamanship Power 2" Endorsement
Module 2 Collision Avoidance 1 Endorsement
Module 3 Basic Navigation Endorsement
Module 4 Weather 1 - Endorsement
Coastal Navigator Certificate
See details of the standard laid out under Coastal Navigator Certificate.
[This certificate is required to complete the Coastal Skipper Certificate. The Coastal Navigator practical can be completed prior to or be part of the Coastal Skipper Certificate].
This certificate is generally recognized as the minimum requirement to charter cruising vessels subject to the following criteria:
The holder is certified as the Skipper, to be responsible for the safety of his/her vessel and crew, while cruising in a vessel in coastal waters, where navigational hazards exist, in daylight with good visibility with wind speeds up to 25 knots.
Prerequisites Have achieved the level of Day Skipper/Operator
Requirements Have achieved the level of Coastal Navigator, also
Module 1 "Seamanship Sail 3" and "Cruising Spinnaker" Endorsements OR "Seamanship Power 3" Endorsement
Module 2 Collision Avoidance 2 Endorsement
Module 3 Weather 2 - ‘Coastal Meteorology’ Endorsement
Module 4 Boat Systems Endorsement
Module 5 Health and Safety Endorsement
Module 6 Auxiliary Engines Endorsement One of Group A, B, or C.
Advanced Navigator Ocean Certificate
Prerequisites Have achieved the level of Coastal Navigator
Module 1 Collision Avoidance
Module 2 Electronic Navigation including Radar
Module 3 Passage Planning Coastal
Module 4 Passage Practical
The holder is certified to navigate a vessel in any weather, in reduced visibility or at night with a qualified Skipper on board.
This certificate has to be completed before the Advanced Skipper Certificate can be awarded.
Advanced Skipper Ocean Certificate
The holder is certified as the Skipper, to be responsible for the safety of his/her vessel and crew, while cruising in coastal waters, where navigational hazards exist, in any conditions, at any time day or night.
Prerequisites Have achieved the level of Coastal Skipper
Requirements
Module 1 ‘‘Seamanship Sail 4"
Module 2 Advanced Sail Trim
Module 3 Spinnaker
Module 4 Weather 3 - ‘‘Advanced Coastal Meteorology"
Awarded on application to International Sail and Power Association, to any person who can produce evidence of the completion of all of the above certificates and endorsements and has logged a minimum of 3000 coastal miles (inside the 50 mile limit) as the skipper of the vessel. The application must be made through and endorsed by an ISPA Certified School and an Instructor Evaluator.
Offshore Crew
Requirements for certification
Must complete the ISPA Day Skipper Certificate prior to the offshore trip.
Must be able to exhibit all of the knowledge and skills included in the ISPA Day Skipper Certificate applicable in an offshore environment.
Must complete a minimum of 500 offshore miles non stop as crew under a Offshore Instructor
Offshore Mate
Requirements for certification
Must complete the ISPA Coastal Skipper Certificate prior to the offshore trip.
Must be able to exhibit all of the knowledge and skills included in the ISPA Coastal Skipper Certificate applicable in an offshore environment.
Must complete a minimum of 500 offshore miles non stop as Mate under a under Offshore Instructor
Offshore Watch Captain
Requirements for certification
Must complete the ISPA Advanced Skipper Ocean Certificate including ISPA Advanced Navigator Ocean prior to the offshore trip.
Must be able to exhibit all of the knowledge and skills included in the Advanced Skipper Ocean Certificate applicable in an offshore environment
Must complete a minimum of 1500 offshore miles non-stop as a Watch Captain under an Offshore Instructor.
Offshore Navigator (Celestial) Certificate
The holder is certified to navigate a sailboat across the ocean out of the sight of land without the aid of electronic instruments.
This is a requirement for Offshore Skipper Certificate.
To be certified as an Offshore Navigator, all of the requirements for Coastal Navigator, Advanced Navigator Ocean and the standard as laid out under Offshore Navigator Certificate must be achieved.
Offshore Skipper Certificate
The holder is certified as the skipper and navigator, to be responsible for the safety of his/her vessel and crew, while sailing in coastal waters and on the open ocean (50 miles from the nearest landfall).
Prerequisites no exceptions................;
Offshore Navigator Certificate (Celestial Navigation)
Have achieved the Yachtmaster Ocean Award
Requirements for certification
Must be assessed by an offshore instructor during a minimum 1500 mile offshore passage while acting as an Offshore Skipper
Module 1 Seamanship 5 Offshore Endorsement
Module 2 Weather 4 Endorsement
Module 3 Heavy Weather Sailing Endorsement
Module 4 Passage Planning 2 Offshore Endorsement
Yachtmaster Offshore Award
Awarded on application to the International Sail and Power Association, to any person who can produce evidence of the completion of all of the above certificates and endorsements and has logged a minimum of 3000 miles as an Offshore Skipper. The application must be made through and endorsed by an ISPA Certified School and Instructor Evaluator.